
Bro Aberffraw is an
electoral ward in the southern corner of
Anglesey
Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a Local government in Wales, principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strai ...
,
Wales
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. It comprises the three
communities of
Aberffraw
Aberffraw is a village and community on the south west coast of the Isle of Anglesey ( cy, Ynys Môn), in Wales, by the west bank of the Afon Ffraw (Ffraw River). The community includes Soar and Dothan. Located near the A4080 and the nearest ...
,
Bodorgan
Bodorgan is a village and community on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom. According to the 2001 Census, there were 1,503 residents in the now former electoral ward, 72.7% of them being able to speak Welsh. This increased to 1,704 at t ...
and
Rhosyr
Rhosyr is a community in the far southern corner of Anglesey, Wales. It includes the villages of Dwyran and Newborough, Llangeinwen and Llangaffo.
The community population taken at the 2011 census was 2,226. and includes Llanddwyn Island ...
(
Newborough and
Dwyran). Canolbarth Môn elects two county councillors to the
Isle of Anglesey County Council
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H ...
.
Bro Aberffraw was one of the eleven multi-councillor wards created following the
Isle of Anglesey electoral boundary changes in 2012.
Prior to this the Bro Aberffraw area was covered by a separate Rhosyr ward and the majority of an Aberffraw ward and Bodorgan county ward which each elected their own county councillor.
At the
May 2017 county elections, former county council leader Bryan Owen (who lost his seat for
Canolbarth Môn
Canolbarth Môn (meaning: ''Central Anglesey'') is an electoral ward in the centre of Anglesey, Wales. It includes the communities of Bryngwran, Bodffordd
Bodffordd () is a village and community in central Anglesey, Wales. As of the 20 ...
in 2013) became a Bro Aberffraw councillor,
standing as an
Independent
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. Another Independent, Peter Rogers, won the second seat.
The third placed
Plaid Cymru
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candidate lost by only six votes. He had demanded a recount, but this was refused by the
returning officer
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.
References
Wards of Anglesey
2012 establishments in Wales
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